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Food prices surge to 'unbearable levels' in Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the price of rice has risen to "unbearable levels" in the island nation.
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Biden sent Gasoline prices soaring long before Ukraine: Trump
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump has accused US President Joe Biden of causing a major spike in gasoline prices long before the Ukraine crisis began.
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Pak National Assembly to elect new prime minister on Monday
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly will vote on April 11 (Monday) to elect a new Prime Minister after Imran Khan's government lost the no-confidence motion.
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Voting on no-confidence motion against Pak PM Imran Khan begins
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): The voting on the no-confidence motion against the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government began in the country's National Assembly late on Saturday night.
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Amid delay on vote in National Assembly, Pakistan Supreme Court, Islamabad
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 10 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court and Islamabad High Court convened for midnight sitting to take action if the orders to complete voting on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan are not implemented, according to media reports.
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People in Sri Lanka express gratitude to India for helping in need of hour
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 9 (ANI): As India continues to provide much-needed fuel in Colombo, people in Sri Lanka continue to express gratitude to its neighbouring country for helping in need of the hour.
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Amid economic decline, Pakistan faces USD 2.5 billion debt servicing oblig
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): Amid a declining economy and political instability, Pakistan has to pay back foreign debt to the tune of USD 2.5 billion on account of principal and mark-up obligations during the ongoing quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal year 2021-22.
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Top Sri Lankan delegation to meet IMF officials in Washington
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): Amid Sri Lanka's severe economic crisis, a high-level delegation, including the country's Central Bank Governor and other senior officials, will attend an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington DC today.
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Russian FM urges BRICS to band together to mitigate economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Finance Minister Anatoly Siluanov said on Saturday that the five BRICS countries could mitigate the backlash of Western sanctions against Russia on their economies by pooling their efforts and using a range of financial instruments at their dis
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Sri Lankan Parliament to convene from April 19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 9 (ANI): Amid one of the worst economic crisis in the country and a national emergency in force Sri Lankan parliament is scheduled to convene on April 19.
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Afghanistan's private sector hit hard by political crisis: World Bank
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 9 (ANI): With one in three businesses temporarily ceasing operations since the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021, Afghanistan's private sector has faced the brunt of the economic devastation that hit the country following the withdrawl of the NATO-led coalit
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Female radicalization rising in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): Amid a worsening economic crisis and political instability, Pakistani society is experiencing an increased radicalization at all levels, including even women, who are systematically indoctrinated in the thousands of women-only madrassas of the country, a
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